The Value of Peace.

• Author: Conaway, Janelle
• Position: Organization of American States - Brief Article

THE OAS PERMANENT Council approved guidelines for a special fund designated to support the resolution of border disputes. Through the Fund for Peace, governments, international financial institutions, organizations, and other donors can help defray the costs associated with dispute resolution.

Assistant Secretary General Luigi Einaudi appealed for contributions to this effort, noting that indifference by the international community can allow conflicts to fester and agreements to falter. He called the peace fund "a bet on modernity, on progress, on the fact that international cooperation can...